Hat-pin fastener and point protector.



A. ARENDARGZYK.

HAT PIN PASTENER AND POINT PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8, 1911.

Patented Oct. 3, 1911.

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a; ATTORNEYJ UNITED s'ra'rns ANDRZEJ ARENDARCZYK, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

To all tuhomit may concern:

Be it known that I, Annnziar ARENDAR- 02171;, a subject of the Emperor of Austria- Hungary, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Pin Fasteners and Point Protectors, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a hat pin fastener and point protector, and the objects of my invention are to provide a device that can be easily and quickly mounted upon the pointed end of a hat pin to lock the hat pin within a hat and prevent its accidental displacement, to provide a device of the above type that will protect the pointed end of the pin and prevent pedestrians from being injured from coming into contact with the protruding end of the pin.

Further objects of my invention are to furnish a device the above type with a novel gripping mechanism that is easily and quickly manipulated, and to accomplish the above results by a mechanical construction.

that is simple and durable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure l is a side elevation of the device as applied to a hat pin; Fig. 2 is a plan.

of the same, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device.

A device in accordance with this invention comprises an oblong housing, having side plates 1 and 2 and end plates 3 and 4:, these plates having the ends thereof formed integral with the outer ends of the plates -1 and 2 bent outwardly and flared to provide a head 5. The end plate 4 has integral arms 6 bent upwardly in proximity to the edges of the plates 1 and 2, to round oft" the head 5 and prevent the fingers from entering between the plates 1 and 2.

The plate 1 intermediate the ends thereof is provided with apertured ears 7 bent toward the plate 2uand into parallelism to receive a transverse pivot pin 8. Pivotally mounted upon thepin 8 is a lever 9 having a Specification of Letters Patent.

) Application filed July 8. 1911. Serial No. 637 423.

' HAT-PIN F-ASTENER "AND-POINT PROTECTOR.

12 provided therefor in the flared end of the plate 1. The pin 10 is adapted to engage in an opening 13 provided therefor in the pin 10, andthe outer end 11 thereof bent to extend through a longitudinal slot Patented Oct. 3, 1911.

pointed end 1 1- of a hat pin 15. The hat pin 15- extends through an opening 16 in the end wall 3, said opening being of a greater diameter than the diameter of the pin.

The inner side of the plate 2 is provided with a transverse rib 17 and with a guide lug 18, said rib being located adjacent to the ears 7 and the guide lug 18 at a point intermediate said ears and the end plate 1. The guide lug 18 has an opening '19 to receive the pointed end of the pin, and the rib 17 is adapted to engage a shoulder 20 formed by cutting away the pointed end of the pin 15, as at 21.

Arranged against the inner sides of the flared ends of the plates 1 and 2 is a leaf spring 22, having one end thereof anchored at the guide lug 18, and the opposite end thereof engaging the inner side of the lever 9 adjacent to the slot 12, whereby the outer end of the lever will be normally forced outwardly and the inner end thereof into engagement with the hat pin 15.

By pressing upon the outer end 11 of a lever 9, the pin 15 can be inserted in the device, the inward movement of said pin being limited by the pointed end thereof engaging in the guide lug 18. By limiting the inward movement of a pin, the shoulder 20 is in proximity to the rib 17, and if the shoulder does not engage the rib and prevent withdrawal of the pin 15, it is only necessary to rotate the pin until the shoulder 20 engages the rib. By then releasing the outer end of a lever, the tapered pin 10 enters the opening 13, and the end of a pin 15 will be forced into engagement pin,'whi le the mechanism within the hous- I ing prevents the device from becoming accidentally displaced relatively to the hat pin.

4 The device can be made of light and durable the inner end thereof provided with a taper-f metal and the head 5 is susceptible to any ornamentation that does not interfere with engaging said lever and adapted to retain the movement of the lever 9. said lever in engagement; with said pin,- What I claim is r whereby'the shoulder of said pin will be 15 The combination with a hat pin having held in engagement with the rib of said 5 the. end thereof cut away to provide a housing.

shoulder, o f a housing adapted to receive In testimony whereof I afiix my signature the pointed end of saidi Ilrliat pin, adlever in the presence of two witnesses ivotally mounted in sai ousln an havr i ng one end thereof protruding from said ANDRAEJ ARENDARCZYK' 9 housing, a rib arranged Within said housing Vitnesses:

and adapted to engage the shoulder of said ADAM KUHELozIKAs, hat pin, and means Within said housing and JOSEFA AMBROSE. 

